Predictors of global carbon dioxide emissions: Do stringent environmental policies matter?

Demiral, Mehmet; Akça, Emrah Eray; Tekin, İpek

doi:10.1007/s10668-021-01444-7

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“…Of these 26 articles, 11 had GDP as the variable with the strongest association to GHG emissions over time compared to other variables within the same study (Awaworyi Churchill et al., 2018; Huang et al., 2020; Khan et al., 2022; Saleem et al., 2020; Shuai et al., 2017; Sonnenschein & Mundaca, 2016; Squalli, 2021; Tarazkar et al., 2021; Terrell, 2021; Zafar et al., 2019). Three other studies calculated GDP as having the second or third strongest association to GHG emissions over time (Ben Youssef et al., 2016; Demiral et al., 2021; Hassan et al., 2021). These papers tied changes of GHG emissions to GDP in over 197 countries spanning all continents of the globe.…”

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“…Only three studies found a negative association between GDP and GHG emissions over time (Awaworyi Churchill et al., 2018; Hassan et al., 2021; Shuai et al., 2017), and six studies revealed no significant association (Awaworyi Churchill et al., 2018; Brizga et al., 2021; Harris & Lee, 2017; Kim, 2021; Mundaca & Markandya, 2016; Sha et al., 2020). The mainly positive association between GDP and GHG emissions over time is attributed to higher income levels raising the consumption of fossil fuel‐based energy (Ben Youssef et al., 2016; Demiral et al., 2021; Khan et al., 2022; Zafar et al., 2019). In fact, Demiral et al.…”

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“…In fact, Demiral et al. (2021) claim that the relationship between GHG emissions and GDP/capita is linear for high‐ and middle‐income countries over time where climate policy is not stringent enough. A grouping of 11 Organization for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) countries had a linear positive relationship between GDP and GHG emissions over time (Awaworyi Churchill et al., 2018).…”

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“…While some studies have looked at subsets of GHG drivers pertaining to their discipline, there is no interdisciplinary scoping review of all published statistically significant drivers of GHG emissions worldwide. For example, many authors focused their analysis on the association between economic growth and GHG emissions (Awaworyi Churchill et al., 2018; Ben Youssef et al., 2016; Demiral et al., 2021; Ketenci, 2018; Khan et al., 2022; Lorente & Álvarez‐Herranz, 2016; Saleem et al., 2020; Shuai et al., 2017; Terrell, 2021; Yusuf et al., 2019; Zafar et al., 2019). On the other hand, Kim (2021) focused on the influence technological innovation may have on reducing GHG emissions, Sha et al.…”

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What drives greenhouse gas emissions? An international scoping review of academic studies in 2010–2019

McCurdy

Rhodes

2023

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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have increased globally 10% in the last decade, but there is a large variation in emissions trajectories by country. Understanding the main drivers of recent changes in GHG emissions is important to guide effective climate action. Using a narrative scoping review of academic literature, we access 648 abstracts and review 30 studies to identify statistically significant independent variables that were associated with GHG emissions nationally and multinationally (i.e., in country groupings) during or overlapping the period 2010–2019. We describe the findings in terms of potential reasons for the positive or negative associations, outline the strength of associations relative to other variables within the same study, and compare the associations to findings in other studies. We find that population, energy consumption, and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita are the most common independent variables associated with increases in GHG emissions, whereas the square of GDP per capita and renewable energy production are associated with GHG reductions. We assign GHG drivers to seven categories: economic, energy, demographic, technology innovation, transportation, policy, and others. We conclude by discussing implications for future research and climate policy.

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“…Wolde-Rufael and Weldemeskel [37] had similar findings for seven emerging economies. Demiral et al [38] explored the determinants of CO 2 emissions in the 15 countries with the largest greenhouse gas emissions between 1995 and 2015, using regression analysis. They discovered that more stringent environmental policies did not help to reduce CO 2 emissions.…”

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Do Stringent Environmental Policies and Business Regulations Matter for Economic Growth? Evidence from G7 and BRICS Economies

Güneş¹,

Bayar²,

Danilina³

et al. 2022

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Significant environmental degradation can be traced to economic growth, population growth, industrialization, urbanization, economic and social underdevelopment, and poverty dating back a long time. However, the damages caused by environmental problems have especially raised environmental concerns at both individual and country levels since the Second World War. In this context, the first world conference on the environment was conducted in Stockholm in 1972, and it was the beginning of the world's environmental management [1].Climate change, ozone destruction and depletion, deforestation, decreases in biological diversity, acid rain pollution, land desertification, water and marine pollution, and toxic chemical pollution have been the main indications of raising environmental degradation in the world [2]. Environmental degradation is a serious threat to human health, biodiversity, and environmental survivability through direct and indirect exposure to such things as air pollutants and chemicals [3]. Therefore, countries, especially developed countries, have used stringent environmental measures such as

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Role of financial stability, environmental regulations and uncertain economic policies in CO₂ emission and investment in renewable energy: Evidence from China

Subhani,

Sakina,

Batool

et al. 2024

Geological Journal

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Carbon emissions, ecological pollution and a steadily rising global temperature have been widely acknowledged as the most severe risks to human survival in the last few decades. Alarming increases in global temperature and sudden climatic shifts are nature's way of warning us to curb the use of fossil fuels and adopt more sustainable practices. Therefore, the present study investigates the impact of financial stability, environmental regulations and uncertain economic policies on carbon emissions and investment in renewable energy. The study used a nonparametric DEA‐DDF technique to fulfil this objective using a balanced panel dataset comprising 28 Chinese provinces from 2011 to 2021. Overall results demonstrated that financial stability reduces carbon emissions and accelerates investment in renewable energy projects. The findings imply that a financially stable economy like China encourages businesses to invest in cutting‐edge, environmentally friendly technology to boost productivity while reducing carbon emissions. Likewise, results show that stringent ecological regulations decrease carbon emissions and promote investment in renewable energy. Hence, stakeholders are keen to comply with environmental regulations in China to reduce carbon emissions by investing in renewable energy resources to avoid penalties. Finally, results suggest that uncertain economic policies increase carbon emissions and restrict access to credit from financial institutions for investment in renewable energy purposes in China. Findings imply that uncertainty in economic policies could lead to less environmentally friendly production practices that may increase carbon emissions and reduce the demand for renewable energy products.

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Predictors of global carbon dioxide emissions: Do stringent environmental policies matter?

Cited by 38 publications

References 72 publications

What drives greenhouse gas emissions? An international scoping review of academic studies in 2010–2019

What drives greenhouse gas emissions? An international scoping review of academic studies in 2010–2019

Do Stringent Environmental Policies and Business Regulations Matter for Economic Growth? Evidence from G7 and BRICS Economies

Role of financial stability, environmental regulations and uncertain economic policies in CO₂ emission and investment in renewable energy: Evidence from China

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Predictors of global carbon dioxide emissions: Do stringent environmental policies matter?

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What drives greenhouse gas emissions? An international scoping review of academic studies in 2010–2019

What drives greenhouse gas emissions? An international scoping review of academic studies in 2010–2019

Do Stringent Environmental Policies and Business Regulations Matter for Economic Growth? Evidence from G7 and BRICS Economies

Role of financial stability, environmental regulations and uncertain economic policies in CO2 emission and investment in renewable energy: Evidence from China

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Role of financial stability, environmental regulations and uncertain economic policies in CO₂ emission and investment in renewable energy: Evidence from China